New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Jerseyan
  noun
• New Jerseyite
  noun

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New Jersey

Each contains an addendum to the mortgage that is used for rental properties, said New Jersey real estate lawyer Daniel M. Shlufman.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

New Jersey separates gains on premarital assets tied to a spouse’s work from those driven by the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

On Sunday, 26 June 2016, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Messi broke the hearts of a nation.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

His father, Charles, had expanded the New Jersey real estate development business his grandfather, a Polish Holocaust survivor, had begun after starting out as a construction laborer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Similar results were obtained in New Jersey, as a result of landmark litigation filed against the New Jersey State Police.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander